Bluster, bluff and bravado is all part of the joy of rock pooling as an adult. But if you are still keen to unleash your inner child, you can always join your children in running away screaming ...

Choose your beach - the best beaches for pools have sheltered rocky shores. (The Wildlife Trust has a selection of good locations around the UK.) Check tide times. The rock pools exposed at low tides ...

Professor Richard Fortey joins Dr John Spicer on a night rock pooling expedition. They investigate the changing levels of dissolved oxygen in an intertidal environment at night and how the rock ...